Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt's Ball and Chain to go online

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt's next feature Ball and Chain has been acquired by Netflix. The upcoming superhero film is an adaptation of Scott Lobdell's comic that goes by the same name.

Washington: Actors Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt starrer superhero film Ball and Chain will be released on Netflix.

According to Variety, the film has been acquired by the online video streaming platform and Oscar nominee Emily V Gordon has been tasked to write the script.

Ball and Chain is an adaptation of Scott Lobdell's comic of the same name. The story revolves around the life of a married couple sailing through a relationship turmoil. The twist to the story is that the couple possesses superpowers that only function when they are together.

Besides starring in the film, Johnson and Blunt have also turned producers.

Both the actors had earlier shared screen space in Disney's Jungle Cruise the release date of which has been pushed from July 24, 2020, to July 30, 2021, due to theatres remaining shut amid coronavirus pandemic.

With inputs from ANI.